ὨΝΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ, ὠνησεσθαι
ŌNĒSESTHAI, ōnēsesthai
Sounds Like: oh-nee-SESTH-ai
Translations: to profit, to benefit, to gain, to help
From the root: ΟΝΙΝΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the future middle/passive infinitive form of the verb ὀνίνημι. It means 'to profit' or 'to benefit' from something, or 'to gain' something. It can also mean 'to help' or 'to be useful'. As an infinitive, it functions like a verbal noun, often used after verbs like 'to wish', 'to be able', or 'to intend'.
Inflection: Future, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3685 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 4:71
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΝΙΝΗΜΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΝΟΝΗΤΟΝ — unprofitable, useless, without profit, of no use
- ΕΠΟΝΕΣΑ — I profited, I benefited, I helped
- ὈΝΑΙΜΗΝ — may I benefit, may I profit, may I be helped, may I have joy, may I be useful
- ὈΝΑΣΘΑΙ — to profit, to benefit, to be useful, to have advantage
- ὈΝΗΣΕΙ — will profit, will benefit, will help, will be useful
- ὈΝΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be benefited, will be profited, will be helped
- ὈΝΗΣΟΝΤΟΣ — benefiting, profiting, helping, advantageous, useful
- ΟΝΑΙΜΗΝ — may I benefit, may I have joy, may I be profited, may I be helped
- ΟΝΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will profit, will be profitable, will be useful, will benefit, will be of use
- ΟΝΙΝΑΜΕΝΟΣ — benefiting, profiting, helping, aiding, being useful
- ὨΝΑΣΘΗΣ — was benefited, was helped, was profited
- ὨΝΑΤΟ — he profited, he was benefited, he gained, he helped, he was helped
- ὨΝΗΣΕ — he/she/it profited, he/she/it helped, he/she/it gained, he/she/it benefited
- ΩΝΑΣΘΗΣ — you were profited, you were benefited, you were helped, you were advantaged
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